| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ju Manu Rai | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarlahi, Nepal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jhapa FC | Boys Union Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002-2004 | Machindra FC | 25 | (9) |
| 2004-2009 | Nepal Police Club | 80 | (23) |
| 2009 | All Youth Linkage FC | 6 | (5) |
| 2010-2011 | Nepal Police Club | 3 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2006- | Nepal | 29 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ju Manu Rai (born 1 March 1983 in Sarlahi District) is a Nepalese footballer, who currently plays for Nepal Police Club and his national side Nepal
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He was introduced to the public in Boys Union in an unsuccessful trial bid. He also played Association football for the Nepal Police Club, Machindra FC in the Division League. He was watched by Maldivian Club Vyansa.He played in the Kheladi Cup where he scored 5 goals. He later went on to play for All Youth Linkage of Maldives in the 2009 Wataniya Dhivehi League 3rd Round. .[1] He played half of the season scoring 11 goals.Then, he was back to play for Nepal Police Club.
On April 5, 2006, he made his debut against Brunei at AFC Challenge Cup, which was held in Bangladesh. Rai has played for the Nepal national football team. In 2008, he was on form after scoring 5 goals in 4 matches in AFC Challenge Cup.He has also played for Nepal in the SAFF Championship 2008 held in Maldives and Srilanka.He scored two goals in a friendly match against Mohun Bagan which Nepal won 3-1.He also played in SAFF Championship 2009 which was held in Bangladesh.He scored the goal against Maldives national football team.His goal helped Nepal to draw 1-1.But Nepal Were out of the tournament.He scored 4 goals in 3 match in British Gurkha Cup 2010. But Nepal Police Club were out of the quarter-finals defeated by Three Star Club, who later on to be the champions. He has current goal tally of 9[2] making him the fourth highest scorer for Nepal.